Effect of Colchicine in Patients With Myocardial Infarction

NCT ID: NCT04218786

Last Updated: 2023-04-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-12-31

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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Over the past years, a substantial volume of evidence has accumulated identifying inflammatory processes as key mediators of the deleterious effects of ischemia/reperfusion-related phenomena in patients presenting with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Nevertheless, equally impressive is the lack of clinically applicable therapeutic strategies that could mitigate these processes, thus providing significant cardioprotection. Despite the well-known fact that inflammation plays an important role in coronary artery disease development and progression, there have been few attempts to systematically examine the potential role of anti-inflammatory treatment in this setting, possibly because of a lack in anti-inflammatory agents without the adverse cardiovascular safety profile of corticosteroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Colchicine is a substance with potent anti-inflammatory properties, having a unique mechanism of action, which allows for safe use in patients with cardiovascular disease.

The purpose of the present clinical study is to test the hypothesis that a short course of treatment with colchicine could lead to reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in acute MI.

Detailed Description

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Over the past years, a substantial volume of evidence has accumulated identifying inflammatory processes as key mediators of the deleterious effects of ischemia/reperfusion-related phenomena in patients presenting with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Nevertheless, equally impressive is the lack of clinically applicable therapeutic strategies that could mitigate these processes, thus providing significant cardioprotection.

Despite the well-known fact that inflammation plays an important role in coronary artery disease development and progression, there have been few attempts to systematically examine the potential role of anti-inflammatory treatment in this setting, possibly because of a lack in anti-inflammatory agents without the adverse cardiovascular safety profile of corticosteroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Some anti-inflammatory agents, like pexelizumab, are focused on complement cascade.Another agent is Varespladib, which targets sPLA2 that causes oxidative stress and inflammation. There are other therapeutic targets that have been widely investigated. Colchicine is a substance with potent anti-inflammatory properties, having a unique mechanism of action, which allows for safe use in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Colchicine binds to non-polymerized tubulin, forming a stable complex that effectively inhibits the dynamic of microtubules, depolymerizing them. Thus, any process requiring changes in the cell cytoskeleton, such as cellular mitosis, exocytosis and neutrophil motility, is affected. Colchicine has an important effect on atrial myocytes, changing the atrial response to autonomic effects (reducing the sympathetic activity and increasing the parasympathetic one). Due to this particular mode of action, colchicine has been indicated in atrial fibrillation post-cardiac surgery. A similar trial is being conducted to investigate any effusions or syndromes that occur after myocardial infarction.

The purpose of the present clinical study is to test the hypothesis that a short course of treatment with colchicine could lead to reduced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in acute MI.

Conditions

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Myocardium; Injury Myocardial Infarction Myocardial Ischemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Colchicine Group

This group will receive low dose colchicine, 0.5 mg.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Colchicine

Intervention Type DRUG

The tablet will be given once daily for the span of the study

Placebo group

This group will receive a placebo drug with a similar shape and mass as that to experimental drug

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo oral tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

The tablet will be given once daily for the span of the study

Interventions

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Colchicine

The tablet will be given once daily for the span of the study

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo oral tablet

The tablet will be given once daily for the span of the study

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients 18 years or above presenting in emergency department with acute myocardial infarction. These patients will be requested to take the medication at the time of discharge after stabilization and management

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with prior myocardial infarction 30 days before
* Patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy
* Age \<18 or \> 80 years
* Active inflammatory or infectious disease or known malignancy
* Known hypersensitivity to colchicine,
* renal failure (eGFR \<30ml.min.1.73m)
* hepatic failure
* Stent thrombosis
* Cardiac arrest or cardiogenic shock as presenting symptoms
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nismat Javed

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Nismat Javed, MBBS (2021)

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

Jahanzeb Malik, MBBS (2011)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology

Adeel ur Rehman, MBBS, FCPS

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology

Locations

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Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology

Rawalpindi, , Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

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Other Identifiers

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STMU2020

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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